Back to the Republic of China as a commander

But errands always have to be done, and Yang Yuting came to Shanghai with a rough and restless heart.As soon as he got off the boat, he got a slap from Mawei. He was told that Minister Wang Zhengting was very busy now and could not come to Shanghai. If he wanted to continue the peace negotiations, he might have to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nanjing Government Affairs Council.

There is no way, who let the brothers below be so skilled in warfare, within three hours, the army of the five brigades was wiped out.That is to say, he knew what kind of guy Zhang Zongchang was, otherwise Yang Yuting would definitely think that he was lying about the military situation if he was an ordinary person.If it is true, then the fighting power of the youth army is a bit outrageous.In history, in the Fengjun without Guo Songling, Zhang Zongchang's army was almost synonymous with being able to fight. The combat effectiveness of this army was once so strong that even the main family was afraid.During the Second Northern Expedition, the Feng army retreated steadily. Zhang Zongchang wanted to retreat outside the Northeast Pass with [-] remnants, but Zhang Xueliang refused because Zhang Xueliang was very afraid that Zhang Zongchang, a tiger general, would devour the master after leaving the pass.The final result was that Zhang Zongchang's Zhilu coalition forces were surrounded and disarmed by Bai Chongxi's commander-in-chief Guijun at Shanhaiguan, and they withdrew from the stage of history. . .

Since it was the tiger's beard that no strong general like Zhang Zongchang dared to stroke again, naturally no one in Fengjun dared to jump out to fight the youth army again.

So Yang Yuting obediently took his entourage all the way to Nanjing on the No. [-] special train of the National Government Nanjing-Shanghai Line (there are seven special trains in total, and the No. [-] train is dedicated to the chairman, vice-chairman, and speaker of the National Government of the Republic of China. The No. [-] special train is for the Military Commission system Dedicated, No. [-] is for the government affairs system, No. [-] is for foreign guests, No. [-] is for the national security system, No. [-] is for the Academy of Sciences system, and No. [-] is for the party affairs system. Departs once a day. The number of trailers depends on the number of passengers and their grades ).

After the Battle of Xuzhou, Nanjing once again restored its former prosperity. Yang Yuting was amazed by the flow of people coming and going, the flow of people driving, the variety of shops, and the dazzling array of goods.He had been to this Nanjing before, but it surprised him that it could become so prosperous in just a few years.It's a pity that Fengjun was defeated, and these things have nothing to do with them.

Although Wang Zhengting intends to tease Yang Yuting, a slippery man, he still needs to be given the treatment that should be given. After all, Yang Yuting represents the central government of the Republic of China at present, although the scope of the central government's decrees has been equated with the actual control area of ​​Fengjun.As soon as Yang Yuting and his party got out of the car, they were greeted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government with a convoy of four Ford vehicles in accordance with the treatment of ministers. The guards were the ceremonial cavalry, which was formed from He Wenchang. It was drawn from the brigade.He Wenchang, who has been transferred to the security system, is much luckier than Long Yunfei. He was transferred back to the field army and participated in the formation of the first cavalry unit of the Youth Army. After Mongolia was prepared, it was incorporated into the battle order of the Mongolian Border Guards.All the tall horses have been assigned to this 50-member ceremonial squadron. The horses of the First Cavalry Brigade are all Yunnan horses. It is estimated that they will be replaced by purebred Mongolian horses in Mongolia.

The group soon arrived at the Nanjing National Government. Strictly speaking, after more than a year of development, the seat of the National Government, the former Nanjing Tianwang Mansion, Liangjiang Governor's Mansion, and Liushou Mansion are no longer a comprehensive office.Neither the chairman nor the vice-chairman of the national government work here. They are all in the Daxing Palace not far from across the road.Members of the two chambers of the National Assembly also moved into the new Capitol (a Chinese classical style building covering an area of ​​40 acres, specifically referring to the Shanghai Municipal Government of the Kuomintang of the Republic of China), and the National Socialist Party Headquarters even found an excuse to move Wuhan (this is also Wang Zhenyu's decision to curb the expansion of party power and cover up the supremacy of military power).Although the signboard of the National Government is still hanging here, in fact, only the ministries of the National Government Administration Council work here.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the fourth red building, the first red building is the Prime Minister's building, the second building is the political committee building, the third building is the Ministry of Finance building, the fourth building is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, and the fifth building is the turn of the national defense. department. . .

When Yang Yuting entered this magnificent government building by car, he had to shake his head and said with emotion: "It's become a climate..."

Chapter 401 What a Game of Chess ([-])

"Hey, who did I say? It turned out to be Brother Linge. Why do you, a member of the Central Committee, have time to come to this small temple of our Nanjing National Government today? Come on, that Secretary Li, go to the Ministry Wei Peisheng, who had just been recruited from the School of Foreign Languages ​​of Nanjing University, was called here, this is Senior Yang Linge and Yang Yuting, who is going to eliminate our national government and unify the country by force!" Wang Zhengting is very friendly in his daily life, but if he is really mean, he will be so bitter The degree is not too much.

When Yang Yuting heard Wang Zhengting pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, he couldn't get angry, so he could only lament with a wry smile on his face: "Brother Rutang, don't make fun of me, brother, I blush now thinking about what happened last time. Naturally, it's doing things for others. If you still remember your brother's hatred, then I have no choice but to kneel down for you."

Speaking of which, Yang Yuting took advantage of the situation and wanted to kneel down, bluffing Wang Zhengting to hold his arms and said: "Brother Lin Ge, you really killed me, you killed me, my brother was just joking, you How can you take it seriously as a brother? The past is over, let’s sit down and talk about the past, Secretary Li, serve tea! Serve good tea! Make the Biluochun that Mr. Cao Rulin Cao gave me.”

After a while of pleasantries, Yang Yuting took the initiative to pick up the topic: "Brother Rutang, my brother went south this time for one thing, that is, to hope that we will have peace between the north and the south and stop fighting. But look, when I first arrived in Shanghai, I I received the news that your national government has extended its hand into Tibet and the Northwest, and it is said that it is still pursuing Outer Mongolia, which has aroused protests from the foreign powers. If this continues, when will our old China be truly peaceful?"

Wang Zhengting smiled and said: "Come on, Brother Lin Ge, stop pretending, I'm about to throw up, when did you Fengjun become a pacifist? If meat-eating animals eat grass, then why are we still fighting?" To be together. To be honest, you are afraid that the youth army will continue to go north, right?"

As soon as Yang Yuting opened the store, someone found out about it, and he couldn't help being surprised. He tried his best to restrain himself, neither agreeing nor denying Wang Zhengting's words, in short, he pretended to be stupid.

And Wang Zhengting seemed to have expected this a long time ago, he was not in a hurry, raised his teacup and said, "Come on, drink tea, it is very fragrant. Do you know Mr. Cao Rulin, the God of Wealth of Duan Zhiquan? Among the rich people in Beijing, this guy can be ranked in the top three, so the things he gave must be good things. Brother Neighbor, we have to do revolutionary work, but we still have to enjoy what we should enjoy. Drink tea first."

Yang Yuting reluctantly picked up the cup and took a sip of the tea, it was indeed very fragrant.

After being speechless for a while, Wang Zhengting seemed to have whetted his appetite, and said with a slight smile, "Brother Lin Ge, you people from the Northeast are the most honest, you tell me the truth about how the central government wants to deal with the current situation. ah?"

"Naturally, I hope that the North and the South will maintain peace and maintain the current situation, and I hope that the national government will take the overall situation into account and take the initiative to maintain it." Yang Yuting thought for a while, and said with a hint of luck.

Wang Zhengting is a person who has suffered a lot. He chuckled and said, "Take care of the overall situation? That's right, Brother Linge. After drinking tea, I will ask Secretary Li to arrange a special train for you to take you back to Beijing. Xuzhou has already It is open to traffic, and your General Zhang Zongchang is very friendly to our national government."

Yang Yuting is not a fool, as soon as he heard this, he knew that his request was farting, and the gap between him and the other party's bottom line was not 01:30.He quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Brother Rutang, negotiating, it's like bargaining in a business. I think the price is too high. Can you pay me back?"

Wang Zhengting smiled and said nothing, Yang Yuting hurriedly said: "This Beijing coalition government, everyone will get half of it? How about giving you the throne of the President?...Cousin Confucianism, if you insist on the central government, you can do it." , Is it okay to move the capital, but you have to allocate the military expenses of Fengjun. This is the minimum requirement, and I can't talk about it any lower. Then I will trouble Cousin Confucian to arrange a special train. I will go back and ask Marshal Zhang to resign. "

Wang Zhengting was almost done playing, and saw that Yang Yuting's play was almost done, so he coughed and said, "Okay, Brother Lin Ge, brother, it's just that my chest was tight and it was inconvenient to talk just now, but you did so much all at once. Concession. In fact, our Marshal Wang here is not as greedy as your Marshal Zhang, and he has limited interest in your territory."

Yang Yuting vomited blood angrily, and cursed inwardly: "What a big-tailed wolf, your family Wang Wenzheng is not greedy, almost two-thirds of China will go into his stomach, if he is not greedy, there are still greedy people in this world ?"

But you can't say that on your lips, Yang Yuting still smiled and said: "Cousin Confucianism, just tell me, what is this Marshal Wang Wenzheng wants, no matter whether he succeeds or not, brother, I at least have something to go back and make business with."

Wang Zhengting nodded, pressed the bell, and the secretary opened the door and came in and said, "Secretary Li, call the Confidential Office of the Communications Department to bring over the minutes sorted out according to the Military Commission's Confidential Document No. 61 and show it to Mr. Yang... "

While the north-south negotiations on China's side were secretly going on in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nanjing Nationalist Government, in the private residence of Prime Minister Terauchi, a negotiation that was also related to China's fate was really going on.In addition to Prime Minister Billiken himself, who we all know, the meeting still included the President of the Constitutional Seiyukai Hara Takaaki, the President of the Constitutional Council Takaaki Kato, the leader of the Kuomintang Party Inukai Takeshi, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs Ichiro Moto, and the Minister of Internal Affairs Goto Shinpei , the Minister of Finance Katsuta is in charge, the Minister of War is Lieutenant General Kenichi Oshima, and the Minister of the Navy is Admiral Kato Yusaburo.In addition to these current domestic giants in Japan, there are also a few small people who are also allowed to participate.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I request you to immediately change the current policy of the imperial government, stop supporting Zhang Zuolin in China, and immediately find a reason to use the imperial army to occupy Manchuria, otherwise the empire's mainland policy will be ruined." Just returned from the Shandong battlefield, was broken Itagaki Seishiro, who was allowed to enter the prime minister's residence to attend the meeting, boldly spoke at the beginning of the meeting, and he put his head on the ground after he was in a kneeling position.

"Baga, Mr. Itagaki, you have completely embarrassed the emperor. In front of the prime minister, it is not your turn to be rude and presumptuous. Please apologize to the prime minister and other ministers immediately. "The former director of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Army and the current Yoshiichi Tanaka did not expect Seishiro Itagaki, whom he had brought, to be so out of control. Before anyone else had an attack, he yelled and reprimanded him first.Itagaki Seishiro, as if he didn't know Tanaka Yoshihide's thoughts, raised his head unmoved and insisted: "The humble job came back from the Xuzhou battlefield, and I want to tell the decision makers of the empire what I saw and heard, otherwise the humble job would have already died." The moment you lose the battle, you should kill yourself by harakiri."

In fact, in order to help Zhang Zongchang win the battle of Xuzhou, Japan secretly mobilized more than 1000 veterans in Shandong to participate in the battle. In addition, there were nearly 2000 veteran artillery soldiers, and a total of more than 3000 people served in Zhang Zongchang's troops.Originally thinking that there were so many elite Japanese and Russian troops, Zhang Zongchang would not lose even if he could not win, but he did not expect that in the three-hour battle, more than [-] Russian elite cavalry in Fengjun uniforms and [-] Japanese elite After the infantry rushed into the elastic defensive position, they were unceremoniously wiped out by the youth army.

The three heavy artillery brigades supported by the Japanese side were also accurately hit by the artillery of the Youth Army. 144 heavy artillery were destroyed in one go, and 82 were destroyed, and the artillery casualties exceeded [-].Such tragic casualties made Seishiro Itagaki unable to believe that what he saw was true, he couldn't accept it.

Terauchi Masaki, who had been sitting upright and silent all this time, waved his hand at Tanaka Yoshiichi, the head of the Village Soldiers Association and the Great Japan United Youth League, and asked, "Itagaki-kun, what do you want to tell us old men?"

Itagaki Seishiro tried to wipe away the tears that had already flowed down his nose, looked up and said: "The combat effectiveness of the Southern China Army is not far behind that of the Imperial Army, and even their performance in defensive operations is better than that of the Imperial Army, so we It is no longer possible to continue playing the game of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight. After seeing the combat effectiveness of the Southern China army, Zhang Zuolin in the north will soon lose control of the situation, and once the Southern China launches the Northern Expedition, the Feng army will surely be defeated. At this time, we must raise our troops to control Manchuria, and then rely on the powerful navy of the empire to control Bohai Bay. As long as we control the Liaoxi Corridor, Manchuria will belong to the empire, and no matter how powerful the Southern China army is, there is nothing we can do about it.”

Terauchi Masaki touched the beard on his chin, looked at Seishiro Itagaki with a sad face expressionlessly, and said, "Itagaki-kun, how strong is the fighting power of the Southern China army? Why are you so panicked?"

Itagaki Seishiro knew that his words had aroused the interest of the high-level empire. He tried to calm down his excitement, and then replied loudly: "They seem to be very good at the construction of civil engineering works. Their soldiers are very disciplined in combat. They are very sturdy and reasonable; in actual combat, they do not have the bad habit of shooting at long distances in other squadrons, nor do they have the habit of emphasizing personal bravery. The effective kills even surpassed the imperial army. Like us, they attach great importance to the use of grenades, and what's more terrible, they seem to have the help of Britain and France, and their artillery combat level is likely to have surpassed the imperial army. . .”

The guests in the official residence frowned more and more, and their hearts changed from initial suspicion to worry. . .

Chapter 402 What a Game of Chess ([-])

"What do the British and French mean? Are they going to help Namchina to guard the gate for them?" Temple Masaki asked after listening to Itagaki Seishiro, taking a deep breath.

No one could answer this question, and there was an awkward silence in the prime minister's residence.

In the end, it was Seishiro Itagaki, who did not know whether he was dead or alive, who finally broke the silence. He kowtowed again and said, "Please don't hesitate any longer, let's take this opportunity to send troops to Manchuria now. Don't wait for the little tiger to grow into a big tiger, then think again." It is difficult to seize food from the mouth of a tiger, please make decisions quickly for the empire's martial arts!"

Itagaki Seishiro's stubbornness left a very bad impression on the big bosses present, and finally Terauchi Masahide said: "Retire, Army Commander, your report is very good, leave your body to serve His Majesty the Emperor. , The empire needs talents."

After Seishiro Itagaki bowed and left, Admiral Tomosaburo Kato, the Minister of the Navy, sneered and said: "Why does the Army always produce such impulsive and reckless idiots? Now that we are sending troops to China, have you forgotten that we are still an alliance with China? Have you considered the ideas of Britain and France? A group of simple-minded idiots who think that foreign expansion is as simple as pulling the trigger? This is simply a joke about the fate of the Great Japanese Empire."

"Baga, Kato, is this how your navy slanders and slanders others behind their backs? Is this what your navy calls demeanor? Let's have a duel like a samurai." Although the Minister of the Army, Kenichi Oshima, is not No. 1 in the army, But he jumped out and roared unbearably.

Kato Yusaburo is a general, facing the challenge of a lieutenant general, he just snorted with disdain from ancient times and let it go.Oshima was so angry that he almost ran away, and Tanaka and others around him hurriedly pulled him back.Terauchi Masaki glared at Oshima fiercely, and then said very calmly: "Kato-kun talks a lot, we really can't send troops into China, because Britain, France, Russia and the United States will not support our actions. And the whole empire I have not made enough preparations, so I would like to know, in the face of the indisputable fact of the rise of Southern China, all the courtiers of His Majesty the Emperor, can you come up with any constructive suggestions?"

As soon as Si Nei Zhengyi said this, a long period of embarrassment followed. . .

In Nanjing, Yang Yuting was almost happy to jump up from the sofa in the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.This is a set of sofas imported from the United Kingdom. According to regulations, only the offices of officials above the ministerial level can be allocated a set.

"Cousin Confucianism, cousin Confucianism, are you really willing to give up the throne of the central government? I'm not mistaken, am I?" Yang Yuting added worriedly.

Wang Zhengting waved his hand and said, "Don't get me wrong, our national government is still a local government, and it seems to be a central government in our dreams. It is true that the master in Wuhan has no interest in your Beijing. There is no way, the central government has to give You kept it."

"Why?" Yang Yuting didn't understand, but he immediately understood: "The central government doesn't want it, so what do you want?"

"It's simple. What our Marshal Wang means is to respect the central government's direct jurisdiction over the three northeastern provinces, Chahar, Rehe, Suiyuan, Zhili, Shandong, and ten provinces and cities in Beijing and Tianjin. In addition, establish a North-South Exchange Foundation, Continue to negotiate about political, economic, and military issues between the North and the South. The last thing is to take a tacit attitude towards the actions we have taken in the Northwest, Outer Mongolia, and Tibet."

Yang Yuting turned his mind and asked: "What about Shanxi? Could it be that Shanxi should also be under the direct control of your national government? Your stretching your hands is a bit too long!"

Wang Zhentang shook his head while laughing and said: "Brother Neighbor Ge is worrying too much. Shanxi will naturally maintain the status quo, but Yan Xishan has always been in charge of politics. You Fengjun should not stretch your hands into it. Our plan is to make Shanxi The Jin army was reorganized, some of the elite were added to Xu Shuzheng's border guards, and the rest were transferred to the local garrison. In addition, Shanxi is a demilitarized zone, and neither the Fengjun nor the youth army can enter armed. In addition, Marshal Wang asked us to Let me tell you, Brother Linge, as long as the Fengjun does not betray the country, and does not serve as a weapon for the Japanese, in the future, if our national government accidentally unifies the country, Fengjun will not be held accountable, especially Linge Brother, so I hope Brother Linge can make great efforts to fulfill this condition!"

Yang Yuting originally wanted to say something, but he was also discouraged after hearing the last sentence. It wasn't that he wanted to step on two boats, but that the last way out was to let him wake up, and now his skills are not as good as others.So he sighed and said, "Okay, it's pretty cool to be able to hug the Beijing government. I'll go back to Beijing and make friends with Zhang Dashuai. Farewell, cousin Confucianism!"

And not far from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the No. 13 building that originally belonged to the Ministry of the Navy has long been empty and empty.Just a month ago, a group of heavily armed military police entered here, took the list and arrested more than 70 senior naval officers according to the map. You must know that there are only 120 officers in the entire Navy Department.Then came the news that the Navy was suspected of assassinating the chairman of the Military Commission. Immediately afterwards, Sa Zhenbing announced his resignation as the Minister of the Navy, retired from active service, and transferred to the governor of the Fujian Provincial Government. Ten days ago, he completely retired.Cheng Biguang and other admirals involved in the case were sent to a military court to wait for trial. The reason why the trial did not start was because Wang Zhenyu personally determined that the presiding judge was General Li Liejun, the current commander of the Chinese European Expeditionary Force. At this time, he was still celebrating in Europe. Own victory in Italy.

The Fujian Gang of the Admiralty was uprooted overnight by Wang Zhenyu through the "assassination incident", and the Coast Guard was supplemented by Wang Zhenyu's big hand to the customs and island guards of the coastal provinces.Although the candidate for the Minister of the Navy has not yet been decided, the Ministry of the Navy has once again been placed under the name of the Military Commission and moved westward to Wuhan as a whole.

After taking control of the navy, Wang Zhenyu put more thoughts on the following things, one is the construction of the air force, and the other is the development of the navy. As for the army, Wang Zhenyu plans to go to Europe in person.The reason is that Europe is likely to end early, and it is very likely that Luxembourgers will return home on a large scale. In fact, with the news that the expeditionary force has recovered Luxembourg, the Luxembourgers are planning to return home. That Princess Charlotte almost Tianlai stayed in Wuhan and refused to return to Liuzhou.And when the tens of 10 people in Luxembourg leave, I will have to rely on picking up treasures from the Germans to strengthen myself.

Just as he was getting annoyed, there was a knock on the door suddenly. Wang Zhenyu pressed the bell on the table, but it was not his secretary Chen Bulei who came in, but Zhao Yuting, the life secretary and second concubine.

"Didn't you let you take care of the children at home, why did you come here suddenly?" Wang Zhenyu asked in surprise.

Zhao Yuting smiled, walked over coquettishly, put her chin on Wang Zhenyu's shoulder and said, "I miss you, can't I?"